Millions more in revenue . Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. A Training Exercise turned deadly real for Police Officers inside a richmond, virginia Greyhound Bus station late today when a man suddenly opened fire for no apparent reason. Shooting a state trooper at close range, sending civilians running in panic from the building. Tonight the gunman is dead, and at least two other people are being treated for injuries after a bizarre and tragic turn of events. Nbc news justice correspondent Pete Williams has late details. Reporter the urgent call went out around 2 30 this afternoon. Begun fire at the richmond, virginia, Greyhound Bus station. We have an active shooting, 2910 north boulevard. Theyre still actively shooting. Reporter witnesses reported a panic to get away from the gunshots. Others were just about to go inside. I had my hand on the door handle when i heard two gunshots go off. I didnt think they were gunshots, but then there were like five, maybe ten more after that. I could see the muzzle flash through the tinted door. So i ran out of there. Reporter Officials Say state police were conducting a counterdrug Training Mission at the bus terminal, which included talking to people in the bus station. They say an officer in uniform approached one man who pulled a gun, shooting at close range. The wounded trooper was rushed to the hospital but was later pronounced dead. Officials say two officers fired at the gunman. We had two civilian whos are being treated for nonlifethreatening injuries, and the shooting suspect is deceased. The shooting happened in downtown richmond, about four miles from the State Capitol building. Tonight Officials Say the gunman did not go to the bus station to target police and did not pull a gun until he was approached by the trooper. They say he appears to have been mentally disturbed. Lester. Pete williams tonight, thank you. Now to donald trump in full damage control mode today over the firestorms he ignited with comments to msnbc about abortion and Nuclear Weapons. Trump held a surprise meeting in washington, d. C. With Top Republican bosses behind closed doors, and he also met with his Foreign Policy team facetoface for the very first time. We have it all covered starting with nbcs katy tur. Katy, good evening. Reporter lester, right now 70 of women nationally say that they have an unfavorable view of donald trump. Republican strategists worry that could put a democrat in the white house. Trump stumbling on policy is trying to reassure the party just five days before wisconsin. 24 hours after donald trump faced deafening criticism on abortion and nuclear policy, he headed to washington, meeting with his Foreign Policy team and huddling with the Republican National committee to talk party unity. The candidate still reeling after these comments on abortion drew harsh condemnation on all sides of the hotbutton issue. The answer is that there has to be some form of punishment. For the woman . Yeah, there has to be some form. Reporter words he took back hours later in a statement. The doctor or any other person performing this illegal act upon a woman would be held legally responsible, not the woman. G. O. P. Leaders continuing to worry about trumps support among women, telling nbc news the ultimate goal will now be to mitigate the damage with younger women while targeting older white women. I think this is another example of donald trump being completely unprepared to hold the highest office in the nation. Reporter at miss katies diner in milwaukee, trumps gender gap was top of mind. I think our country needs someone that can turn things around. Reporter opinions on the new yorker dividing by generation. Younger women appalled by trumps blaunt style. Its insulting towards women. Reporter older women more open to giving the candidate the benefit of the doubt. Would you worry about what he would be like as a president . Hes a businessman, and i think he would surround himself with people who are in the know. Reporter now a protrump super pac is on the air in wisconsin. Sure, i get some grief when i say im voting for donald trump. But you know what . I want to protect my family. Reporter but with cruz up ten points in this state, is it too little too late . Katy tur, nbc news, milwaukee. Reporter this is Andrea Mitchell in washington, where Donald Trumps first meeting with his Foreign Policy team took place in a construction site for a trump hotel. Blocks from where the president and World Leaders were focusing on reducing the nuclear threat. Great importance to both of us is north koreas pursuit of Nuclear Weapons. Reporter but it was trumps call to increase the spread of Nuclear Weapons and possibly even use them that has him under fire tonight. Those comments to chris matthews. Can you tell the middle east were not using a Nuclear Weapon . I would never say that. I would never take any of my cards off the table . How about europe . Im not going to take it off the table for anybody. I am not taking cards off the table. Reporter tonight trump slammed by the man in charge of the u. S. Nuclear arsenal. Im afraid this kind of talk in an election is just bluntly irresponsible. Have you heard from allies about this . We have heard many comments about many statements made in this campaign. Reporter trump signaling he might expand the current ninemember nuclear club which now includes countries like the u. S. , russia, and of course north korea. Hes open to adding japan, south korea, even saudi arabia. At some point we have to say, you know what, were better off if japan protects itself against this maniac in north korea. Were better off frankly if south korea is going to start to protect itself. Saudi arabia, absolutely. Reporter many republicans say that could set up a Nuclear Arms Race and loose nukes. The notice that terrorists, the notion that rogues will not get a hold of them and they will not be targeted at us is ridiculous. Reporter and as the president hosts 50 World Leaders tonight, the white house is calling trumps comments catastrophic, making Donald Trumps lack of Foreign Policy experience a central issue now in the campaign. Lester. All right. Andrea, thank you. This high dream for the democrats as well tonight. New video of Hillary Clinton losing her temper while being pressed by an environmental activist at a rally. We get details from kasie hunt. Reporter Hillary Clinton today flashing anger at her democratic rival on the rope line. I am so sick, i am so sick of the Sanders Campaign lying about me. Im sick of it. Reporter that question following a rally on her home turf in new york where she was also interrupted by Bernie Sanders supporters. Were very sorry youre leaving. Reporter clinton had been trying to keep her focus on donald trump, but the tension today underscoring sanders is still a significant threat to clinton in the democratic race. Sanders tonight in her backyard with thousands of people rallying for him in the bronx. New york both after wisconsin. Sanders is up 49 to clintons 45 in the badger state. Clinton leads by 12 points in the latest new york poll, keeping the Sanders Campaign afloat, the money is still pouring in. More than 40 million just in march. In 11 months, we have received over 6 million individual campaign contributions. Reporter his Campaign Still insisting they have a path to win. Bernie sanders rallying tonight in new york before he heads back to wisconsin tomorrow. Hillary clinton has also added to her schedule there, showing just what a Battle Ground thats going to be. There are new warnings being issued as a Violent Storm pushes across the south, spawning tornadoes, tearing apart homes and businesses. 34 Million People in the path as the threat continues into the evening. Nbcs Steve Patterson is in the storm zone tonight. Reporter tonight, round two. Savage spring storm system that kicked off wednesday returns. Look at that wind. Reporter already today, hail pounding illinois. This evening, communities across the south and midwest prepare for relentless rain and dangerous winds on top of a new tornado threat. Tonight, 34 million americans across 13 states in the crosshairs from the great lakes to the gulf coast. In mississippi, ravaging rain. A police car hydroplaning into a power pole. The vehicle damaged but the deputy walks away. In oklahoma, surveying the damage. Telephone poles are still damaged and they could fall. So lets just stay out of the way. Reporter tulsas mayor touring after multiple tornadoes touched down, injuring seven and damaging homes and this church. We were huddled right in here. We just were all balled up in a ball here. Reporter and in arkansas, cars underwater at a local high school. More rain after flooding led to a daring water rescue last night, and a flight from dallas to memphis diverted due to turbulence. This guy behind me, hes saying, are we going down . Reporter now a widespread watch for more Severe Weather that could come with even greater consequences as night falls. Here in mississippi, the wind is just starting to pick up, but this state along with tennessee and arkansas all with active tornado watches until late tonight. Lester. All right, steve. Another rough night ahead. Now to those bombshell secret tapes exposed and a growing scandal swirling around the governor of alabama. Hes refusing to resign under threats of impeachment from fellow lawmakers as allegations of an affair with a top aide go public. Nbcs Kerry Sanders has the tale of the tapes. Reporter with calls for his resignation today, embattled Alabama Governor Robert Bentley visited a state womens prison, saying hes not giving up. There is nothing illegal. There is nothing thats ever been done that would affect the people of alabama and affect my job. Reporter the 73yearold who was swept into a second term as governor on a promise of family values is accused of an affair with his senior political adviser, Rebekah Mason. I have never had a physical affair with mrs. Mason. Reporter leaked audiotapes are believed to be the governor talking on the phone with his alleged mistress. When i stand behind you and i and i put my arms around and i put my hands on your breasts and just and pull you in real close, i love that too. Reporter the governor and his wife, diane, divorced last year after a 50year marriage. According to the website yellowhammer. Com, it was recorded by Diane Bentley two years ago. Rebekah mason has also denied an affair but resigned from her job yesterday. She was not a state employee, but was paid by bentleys campaign and another private group. It has become apparent to me that Rebekah Mason has wielded a level of influence over both the governor and State Government that i have never seen. Reporter tonight theres a growing momentum to impeach. The governor needs to resign immediately. If he doesnt resign, the governor needs to be impeached. Reporter with a state ethics investigation now under way, what may or may not have happened here has yet to play out. Kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. Still ahead tonight, embryo adoption. A littleknown practice thats helping people start families of their own through the generosity of other couples. Also they win more than the mens team but get paid so much less. Now some of americas reigning world cup champs wont stand for it anymore. There is new hope in the millions of american women who have trouble conceiving. After successful in veet row fertilization, there can be tough choices to make for women and couples about what to do with unused embryos. Now more clinics are offering the option to donate them to other couples struggling to start a family. Nbcs Janet Shamlian tells us more. Heres a picture of the two embryos. Reporter its a chance at a family rain and Richard Galloway never thought theyd have. And transferred. Couldnt have gone any better. Reporter unable to conceive on their own, a doctor implanted the embryos of another couple into rains uterus. Id never seen two pink lines. People dont realize how valuable it is until they cant have it. Reporter the number of women using donated embryos nearly doubled between 2009 and 2013. Part of it is simply the fact that its less expensive. Reporter about half as much as invitro fertilization. As many as a million embryos are in storage nationwide, leaving couples like angel and jeff watts, who created them, with a decision. What to do with their extra. They were potential hopes and dreams of mine, and i knew that they would be potential homes and dreams for somebody else. Reporter the watts have two sets of twins. Their family complete, for religious reasons, they didnt want to destroy the embryos or give them to research. On facebook, they connected with the galloways and gave them six embryos. Is it all a little weird or creepy that you could have this biological child that is really not part of your family at some point . Sure. And weve talked to rain and richard about that. They know. They know that its hard. It feels weird because it almost fe feefee feels like youre giving babies up to someone else. You have to pull back and realize this makes sense. Reporter rain hasnt become pregnant yet, but another embryo will be transferred soon. What would it mean to you to have a family . It would be a huge answered prayer. A surgeondonated embryo, providing a different path to familihood. Theres more ahead tonight. Were back in a moment with the desperate race to find survivors after a deadly catastrophe. A horrific scene in india today where dozens are still feared trapped under a collapsed overpass. At least 21 people are reportedly dead after the overpass, which was under construction, came crashing down. It happened in a busy residential and shopping district. Rescuers are frantically combing through the rubble in search of survivors. Lets turn to that turf war launched by the superstars from the u. S. Womens soccer team. Theyre fighting for equal pay and wondering why theyre paid four times less than the men when they say they generate millions more in revenue. We get details from nbcs erica hill. Reporter with four olympic gold medals and most recently a world cup title, the u. S. Womens National Soccer team has more major wins than their male counterparts while scoring far less in compensation according to todays filing with the equal Employment Opportunity commission. Four of the five women behind the action spoke out on the today show. Just coming off of a world cup win and the pay disparity between the men and women is just too large. Reporter the complaint alleges making the roster for the u. S. World cup team pays a female player 30,000 while men make more than twice that. The bonus structure gives the mens team the chance to earn even more. In 2015, they took home 9 million, losing before the quarterfinals. The women earned 2 million, more than four times less, and they took home the title. In response to the filing, u. S. Soccer tells nbc news, our efforts to be advocates for womens soccer are unwavering. We are committed and engaged in negotiating a new collective Bargaining Agreement that addresses compensation. If the u. S. Women were to win here and force u. S. Soccer to pay them equally to the men, i think that could have a big impact on lots of other sports as well and other governing bodies. Reporter an outcome the players are banking on too. We believe its a responsibility for womens sports and specifically for womens soccer. Reporter erica hill, nbc news, new york. A story generating a lot of conversation tonight. When we come back, the amazing twist of fate that brought a couple together across an ocean and the act of kindness its inspiring 70 years later. Announcer making a difference is brought to you by ace, the helpful place. Finally tonit, a love story for the ages. It all began with a twist of fate during the second world war. A woman whose romance bloomed across an ocean with every care package that was sent to her. And now as our joe fryer reports, shes paying forward the kindness she received. Reporter from the mountains of colorado, helga kissel writes a letter to a refugee overseas. It is never easy to have to leave ones homeland. Reporter her heartfelt note will accompany a care package which she and her husband leo are sending, returning a favor 70 years in the making. You see, at the end of world war ii when helga was 16, she too became a refugee. As the soviets marched into berlin, she and her mother theyre olli escaped. She ended up in bavaria where she met a u. S. Soldier. This is that soldier you met, right . This is the soldier i met. Reporter after he returned to america, that soldier began to send helga care packages filled with muchneeded food. And opening it was like christmas. It was just unbelievable. Reporter helga and the soldier exchanged more than a hundred letters and eventually exchanged vows. So, leo, you must have liked her a lot . I guess i did. I still do. Reporter now leo and helga are sending their own care package to 16yearold sagita, who lives in jordan after fleeing syria. A camera captures the moment she opens the box and reads helgas letter. A moment later watched by the kissels. Ive got tears in my eyes. Reporter overwhelmed, she thanks helga, saying, she made me feel like i exist. You exist. Here i am, an old lady, being able to give a little bit of comfort to such a young person who has all her life ahead of her. Reporter helga knows firsthand just how wonderful that life can be. Joe fryer, nbc news, colorado springs. And that will do it for us on a thursday night. Im lester holt. For all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. Here we are now again, a year later, with this new text message, different officers. Right now at 6 00, tonight the San FranciscoPolice Department finds itself in the middle of another racist text controversy. Thanks very much for joining us. Im Terry Mcsweeney in for randy johnson. And im jessica aguirre. Racial slurs, derisive comments and the lgbt community. D. A. Describes racist and homephobic text. Tonight questions about how it could have happened again. Nbc bay areas Christie Smith is live in San Francisco where the messages have been discovered. Christie tell us more. Reporter well, this is actually a different set of allegations of San FranciscoPolice Officers. Allegedly sending racist and homophobic text. The District Attorneys Office is looking night. We spoke with the police chief just a short time ache. He says that he reacted and dealt with it swiftly as soon as it came to his attention. But there are serious questions now being raised about how this could happen twice. Of course a similar scandal came to light in 2014. There are differences between the District Attorney and police chief about the timing of this. The police chief says he knew and acted on this late last year. The d. A. , though, says that the text only recently came to his attention. But that according to the d. A. s office, the five officers involved in this latest incident did refer to other officers previously being investigated for the same